Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

[MrFun]

Originally posted by notyoueither
I thought about Lincoln, but if he wants a career it's best to go where the riches are. He might switch focus and he can always go to smaller centres on his own time.

Being paid to work in a major centre with archives is a dream come true.

DC, without a doubt.

Riches -- with the much higher cost of living in Washington DC?



And to clarify for everyone -- whether I go to Springfield, or Washington DC, I will be working for the same employer, for the same research project. It's just that the specific tasks and type of work will be different in one location, compared to the other.

The director has stated that the salary range is $29,000 to $38,000 a year. Now, I'm thinking this range is open for two reasons -- one, is my actual salary will be contingent on my actual previous experience, and two, it can be adjusted for cost of living.

[MrFun]

And correct me if I'm wrong anyone, but doesn't Washington DC have one of the higher rate of violent crimes in United States among U.S. cities?

[MrFun]

Re: Re: Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

Originally posted by notyoueither


Are you a historian, or are you looking for a nice place to raise kids?

Well, you're right -- I definitely don't want any babies at this point in life.

[snoopy369]

DC

You can easily live in one of the cheaper areas and just commute. It's easy to get to the LoC on public transportation Driving sucks anyway.

I think crime is down in DC if I remember correctly.

http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm

Indeed it's down. 6.2 per 100 residents per year (crime total), 1.4 per 100 residents per year violent crime. It was up near 13 and 3 per 100 residents in the early to mid 1990s, so roughly half as much. Comparing to that is IL state which has 3.6 and 0.55 per 100 residents, but that's statewide (many of which don't live in chicago). So it's only about twice as dangerous as the whole state of IL, which isn't bad considering how much rural area we have here

[snoopy369]

Oh:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Washington,_D.C.

Says roughly the same thing, then explains why

[Asmodean]

I love this type of question. The crime part that is

Originally posted by MrFun
I'm too lazy to search for the info myself, but if any of you guys would do it for me, I would be most happy

Asmodean

[Perfection]

DC really should be a state. Congress has enough to worry about in addition to being responsible for DC.

[OzzyKP]

Re: Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

[QUOTE] Originally posted by MrFun
Cost of living?

Sucks.

Crime rate?

I've never had much of a problem. Stay out of the bad areas, keep your nose clean, and you'll be alright.

Cultural anemities and entertainment quality?

Can't be beat. Lots of museums, lots of bars/clubs, lots of sports, concerts, theaters, art, ballet, and that crap.

What is gay community there like/level of general acceptance of gays?

Very big gay community and very high acceptance. You'd have absolutely no problems here.

Quality of public transportation and level of congestion with cars?

Public transportation is great here. Traffic sucks. If you are working downtown driving is just crazy anyhow. So take the metro and you'll be just fine. If you've got a car, then get a place out in the suburbs and you can drive around fine out there (just slower).

[MrFun]

Originally posted by snoopy369
DC

You can easily live in one of the cheaper areas and just commute. It's easy to get to the LoC on public transportation Driving sucks anyway.

I think crime is down in DC if I remember correctly.

http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm

Indeed it's down. 6.2 per 100 residents per year (crime total), 1.4 per 100 residents per year violent crime. It was up near 13 and 3 per 100 residents in the early to mid 1990s, so roughly half as much. Comparing to that is IL state which has 3.6 and 0.55 per 100 residents, but that's statewide (many of which don't live in chicago). So it's only about twice as dangerous as the whole state of IL, which isn't bad considering how much rural area we have here

Interesting . . . .

before you provided this info, I was wondering if Kuci and KrazyHorse wanted me to move to Washington, DC so I become the next homicide victim.

[MrFun]

Re: Re: Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

[QUOTE] Originally posted by OzzyKP

Originally posted by MrFun


I've never had much of a problem. Stay out of the bad areas, keep your nose clean, and you'll be alright.

So then what are the bad neighborhoods to avoid?

[Kuciwalker]

No, then we would have suggested Baltimore.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
No, then we would have suggested Baltimore.

You mean you don't hate me that much?

[LordShiva]

Re: Re: Re: Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

Originally posted by MrFun



So then what are the bad neighborhoods to avoid?

Columbia Heights, SE DC, the northeastern bit of NW DC.

[OzzyKP]

pssh, Columbia Heights is totally getting gentrified.

[MrFun]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Washington DC or Springfield, IL??

Originally posted by LordShiva


Columbia Heights, SE DC, the northeastern bit of NW DC.

ok